Ste. Thérèse, Parish, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Thérèse, Parish was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,768. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142087. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.658°N, 73.857°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Thérèse, Parish had a population of 1,768: 909 male and 859 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,899 |
| 1861 | 1,864 |
| 1871 | 1,768 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Thérèse, Parish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,768 total population, 909 males, 859 females, 520 married persons, 339 families, 261 married males, 259 married females, 53 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,195 single persons under 18, 634 single males under 18, 561 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 288 inhabited houses, 288 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 16,916 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau | 1840–1898 | born here |
| Alfred Rochon | 1847–1909 | born here |
| Aristide Filiatreault | 1851–1913 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC099003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142087
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Ste. Thérèse, Parish, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-th-r-se-parish-qc099003-1871/.